互不相让

互不相讓
hùbù xiāngràng
verb #50,012

Meanings

  1. 1 neither side gives way
  2. 2 to refuse to yield to each other

Examples

HSK 4
Bǐsài zhǐ shèng zuìhòu jǐ fēnzhōng, liǎng duì réngrán hùbù xiāngràng.
With only a few minutes of the match left, neither team was giving an inch.
HSK 5
Liǎng ge rén wèile yìdiǎn xiǎoshì chǎo le qǐlai, hùbù xiāngràng.
The two of them started quarrelling over a trifle, and neither would back down.

Tips

usage
互不 "neither ... the other" plus 相让 "to give way to each other". Used for quarrels, negotiations and close contests, where both sides insist on their own position.

Stroke Order

互 hù
不 bù
相 xiāng
让 ràng